OUTLINE AGENDA
Wednesday 15th February
9:30 — 10:10am
Conference Debate Session I: The Future of secure cloud connectivity Introduced and chaired by Jason Bloomberg, President & Principal Analyst, Intellyx Tomorrow’s security protection will be built in the cloud and with cloud needs put first. Solutions are needed that give secure access to sensitive cloud-based data and mission-critical systems. Networking and security must furthermore be better integrated to allow for maximum protection while empowering and enabling all employees whether they are mobile, working from home or office-based. This debate will consider what the cloud-centric security of tomorrow will really look like. Panellists: Amir Khan, President & CEO, Alkira; Renuka Nadkarni, Chief Product Officer, Aryaka Networks; Prakash Mana, Chief Executive Officer, Cloudbrink; MK Palmore, Director - Office of the CISO, Google Cloud; Srinivas Rao, AVP& Solution Specialist, Tata Communications
Conference Debate Session II: IoT and the Network Edge of Tomorrow Introduced and chaired by John Canali, Analyst Chair: Principal Analyst, IoT, Omdia
10:10 — 10:50am
IoT use cases are multiplying weekly. The hot IoT applications of next year probably haven’t been invented yet. How do you keep pace with developments in this dynamic space? What connectivity is needed to make the IoT market of tomorrow as profitable as possible? What sectors will be the next big IoT playgrounds? Panellists: Anit Lohtia, CTO, 5G Strategy Lead, Dell Technologies; Marc Cohn, Principal Technology Strategist, Spirent Communications; Vikas Tandon, AVP – Product Management & IoT, Tata Communications; Tom Bianculli, CTO, Zebra Technologies
10:50 — 11:10 am
11:10 — 11:50 am
Conference Debate Session III: Business continuity in the face of current and future challenges Introduced and Chaired by Paul Hughes, Research Director, Future of Connectedness, IDC Nobody can predict the next global crisis, but enterprises need to be prepared for it. Disruption caused by network failures, natural disasters, power outages, geopolitical events, or health crises can impact organizations of any size, in any location, and at any time. Every organization needs to have a business continuity plan to ensure operations can continue. A distributed, cloud-first architecture with built- in, redundant high availability ensures an organization’s users can stay productive while IT maintains control over access to corporate resources. This session explores the critical elements for an organization’s business continuity plan to ensure readiness when a crisis strikes. Panellists: Amir Khan, President & CEO, AlkiraHugo Vliegen, Senior Vice- President of Product Management, Aryaka Networks; Prakash Mana, Chief Executive Officer, Cloudbrink; Srinivas Rao, AVP & Solution Specialist, Tata Communications; Ken Levine, Chief Executive Officer, Xcitium
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